Inkling Small vs GLM 4.5

Inkling Small leads llmrun Score 119.6 to 100.9; neither fits 24 GB.

Run Inkling Small in the cloud →

Model A · Thinking Machines

Inkling Small

119.6llmrun Score

266.0B · 1.7B active · Apache 2.0 · Jul 2026

VisionChat

Model B · Z.ai

GLM 4.5

100.9llmrun Score

358.3B · 35.6B active · 128K context · MIT · Jul 2025

ChatFunctions

Which should you choose?

Choose Inkling Small if you want…

Higher llmrun Score
119.6 vs 100.9
Lighter on memory
160.2 vs 215.6 GB at Q4_K_M
Also does vision
GLM 4.5 doesn't list it
Newer release
Jul 2026 vs Jul 2025

Choose GLM 4.5 if you want…

Also does function-calling
Inkling Small doesn't list it

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

MemoryInkling SmallGLM 4.5

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 76.3 GB

GLM 4.5

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 101.4 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

Inkling Small

Q2_K · ~97 tok/s

116.2 GB · up to 32K

GLM 4.5

IQ2_M · ~20 tok/s

123.8 GB · up to 16K

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

Inkling Small GLM 4.5

Overall

Inkling Small

119.6117–122

GLM 4.5

100.997–105

Coding

Inkling Small

no data

GLM 4.5

98.789–109

Agents

Inkling Small

no data

GLM 4.5

105.499–112

Math

Inkling Small

117.1113–121

GLM 4.5

no data

Science

Inkling Small

118.2107–129

GLM 4.5

no data

Reasoning

Inkling Small

122.6119–126

GLM 4.5

no data

Inkling Small · #16 of 106 open models · #6 of 82 that fit ≤192 GB

GLM 4.5 · #54 of 106 open models · #38 of 89 that fit ≤256 GB

Benchmarks

The two models share no benchmark board.

20 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)

LMArena Text

Inkling Small

1405.5#47/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

GLM 4.5

1410.9#44/188 open

ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026

Only Inkling Small (12)

Only GLM 4.5 (7)

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

QuantInkling SmallGLM 4.5

Q2_K

Inkling Small

114 GB~113.0 GB file

32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB

GLM 4.5

153 GB131.2 GB file

32K 158 GB · 128K 173 GB

Q3_K_S

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

157 GB155.0 GB file

32K 162 GB · 128K 178 GB

Q3_K_M

Inkling Small

130 GB119.4 GB file

32K 136 GB · 128K 153 GB

GLM 4.5

175 GB171.3 GB file

32K 180 GB · 128K 196 GB

Q4_0

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

180 GB203.0 GB file

32K 185 GB · 128K 200 GB

Q4_K_M

Inkling Small

160 GB162.5 GB file

32K 166 GB · 128K 182 GB

GLM 4.5

216 GB216.5 GB file

32K 220 GB · 128K 236 GB

Q5_K_M

Inkling Small

190 GB196.1 GB file

32K 195 GB · 128K 212 GB

GLM 4.5

256 GB254.2 GB file

32K 261 GB · 128K 276 GB

Q6_K

Inkling Small

220 GB218.9 GB file

32K 225 GB · 128K 242 GB

GLM 4.5

296 GB294.4 GB file

32K 301 GB · 128K 317 GB

Q8_0

Inkling Small

267 GB280.3 GB file

32K 272 GB · 128K 289 GB

GLM 4.5

359 GB381.0 GB file

32K 364 GB · 128K 379 GB

15 more quants

IQ2_XXS

Inkling Small

73.8 GB82.3 GB file

32K 79.1 GB · 128K 96.0 GB

GLM 4.5

99.2 GB115.9 GB file

32K 104 GB · 128K 119 GB

IQ2_XS

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

108 GB101.8 GB file

32K 113 GB · 128K 128 GB

IQ2_S

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

113 GB102.7 GB file

32K 117 GB · 128K 133 GB

IQ2_M

Inkling Small

90.4 GB82.4 GB file

32K 95.7 GB · 128K 113 GB

GLM 4.5

122 GB122.4 GB file

32K 126 GB · 128K 142 GB

IQ3_XXS

Inkling Small

104 GB97.9 GB file

32K 109 GB · 128K 126 GB

GLM 4.5

139 GB145.2 GB file

32K 144 GB · 128K 160 GB

IQ3_XS

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

148 GB148.9 GB file

32K 153 GB · 128K 169 GB

IQ3_S

Inkling Small

114 GB107.5 GB file

32K 119 GB · 128K 136 GB

GLM 4.5

not listed

IQ3_M

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

162 GB164.9 GB file

32K 167 GB · 128K 182 GB

Q3_K_L

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

184 GB170.6 GB file

32K 189 GB · 128K 205 GB

IQ4_XS

Inkling Small

144 GB127.4 GB file

32K 149 GB · 128K 166 GB

GLM 4.5

193 GB191.6 GB file

32K 198 GB · 128K 213 GB

IQ4_NL

Inkling Small

150 GB130.1 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB

GLM 4.5

202 GB202.5 GB file

32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB

Q4_1

Inkling Small

not listed

GLM 4.5

202 GB224.6 GB file

32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB

Q4_K_S

Inkling Small

150 GB152.3 GB file

32K 156 GB · 128K 172 GB

GLM 4.5

202 GB203.7 GB file

32K 207 GB · 128K 222 GB

Q5_K_S

Inkling Small

184 GB184.2 GB file

32K 189 GB · 128K 206 GB

GLM 4.5

247 GB247.0 GB file

32K 252 GB · 128K 267 GB

BF16

Inkling Small

533 GB527.4 GB file

32K 538 GB · 128K 555 GB

GLM 4.5

717 GB716.8 GB file

32K 722 GB · 128K 738 GB

How to run each

Inkling Small

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-Small-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run Inkling Small →

GLM 4.5

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/GLM-4.5-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run GLM 4.5 →

Specifications

Specifications of Inkling Small and GLM 4.5
Spec	Inkling Small	GLM 4.5
Publisher	Thinking Machines	Z.ai
Parameters	266.0B	358.3B
Active parameters	1.7B per token	36B per token
Architecture	InklingForConditionalGeneration	Glm4MoeForCausalLM
Context	—	128K tokens
Modalities	Vision, Chat	Chat, Function-calling
License	Apache 2.0	MIT
Released	Jul 2026	Jul 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Inkling Small or GLM 4.5?

Inkling Small leads llmrun Score 119.6 to 100.9; neither fits 24 GB. Choose Inkling Small for higher llmrun Score and lighter on memory; choose GLM 4.5 for also does function-calling.

Which needs less VRAM, Inkling Small or GLM 4.5?

At Q4_K_M, Inkling Small requires 160.2 GB while GLM 4.5 needs 215.6 GB, making Inkling Small the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run Inkling Small or GLM 4.5 on a 16 GB GPU?

Inkling Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 76.3 GB); GLM 4.5 does not fit (smallest quant needs 101.4 GB).